The Shape of Water by Andrea Camilleri
May. 13th, 2008 08:59 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
snugglekittyThe Inspector Montalbo mystery series seems to pop up when Fred Vargas is mentioned - it's another sequence by a European author that was popular in the EU before taking off here. I thought I would give it a try. The Shape of Water is the first book.
I have to say, this one didn't really do it for me. The Inspector exploits a woman who's romantically interested in him for casework and never apologizes to her. He likes to call people by slurs (which I think is supposed to make him edgy). He solves the case, at the end of the book, but doesn't tell anyone what happened. I didn't find him likeable, or much of anyone else in the book, either. I won't be following this series. Two stars.
I have to say, this one didn't really do it for me. The Inspector exploits a woman who's romantically interested in him for casework and never apologizes to her. He likes to call people by slurs (which I think is supposed to make him edgy). He solves the case, at the end of the book, but doesn't tell anyone what happened. I didn't find him likeable, or much of anyone else in the book, either. I won't be following this series. Two stars.